Shield for garment hangers



Dec. 11, 1951 H. TOMARIN SHIELD FOR GARMENT HANGERS Filed Oct. 18, 1946 INVENTOR.

. HARRY A. TOMARIN 72 ATT R Patented Dec. 11, 1951 PATENT OFFICE snmnn FOR GARMENT HANGERS Hairyanemone, oincimi ari, Ohio) assigns; to

Loans man's-me I a Incorporated, Reading, Ohio, a corporation of Ohio Application October 18, 1946, Serial No. 703,948 -5 Claims. (01. 223-38) This invention relates to shieldsand more particularly to a shield for garment hangers, and the like.

An object of the invention is to provide a onw piece, inexpensive shield forattachment to a galment hanger, which shield includes means for positively locking it to the hanger.

A further object of the invention is to provide a garment hanger shield with a collar abiitrnerit member which is constructed and arranged to support the com portion of garments from crushing," and which will anchor such garzrie'nts against sidewise shifting on the hanger.

I Another object of the invention is to provide a garment hanger shield with a collalr abutment member; wherein the overall width of said shield is not increased by reason of Said collar ab'ntinent member.

A further object of the i vention is to provide a garment hz'in'ger shield which is easy to mam ufacture, package, transport, and store, and which may be readily secured to a garment hangerbut with a minimum of effort. I Still a further object of the invention is" to pro" vide a g rment anger shield halving the hlillabove described characteristics and which is adapted to be positively locked to" a garment hanger against accidental or unintentional re mo'val therefrom. I 4

Still another object of the' inv'en'tion is to pro= ride" a garment hanger shield onion may be fab floated in large quantities using modern production 'rnthods. p l V These: and" other ohject's" are attained by the means described herein, and as disclosedin the aeeompanying drawin s, in which: I

Fig; 1 is a plan view of a blank from which a shi'e'ldofthepresent invention maybefabricated;

v Fig; 2 is a side levation of a hanger provided with the'shieldof Fig. 1.

Fig. 3- is a vertical sectiontaken on line 3-3 O'fFig. 2'. I I

Fig. 4 is a partia'i plan View of a blank showmg a modifiedtypeof shield: comprising adetail or the present inventiod- Fig. 5 is apartial side elevationalview of a hanger" provided With the shield of Fig; 4.

Fig. 6 1S sectional View takenoa line G -6' f With reference toFig'. Z it willbe observed that the shields of the present invention are adapted for-attachment to garment hang-ersof the type which include upwardly convergent shoulder porti'o'ns 2i! which terminate in a pair of upturned laterally spaced legs" 22 which merge at their upper ends to form a suspension portion 24. The lower ends of shoulder portions 20 may he in terco'n'nected by means of a lower leg 26. It should be understoodthat the present invention is not concerned with nor directed to theshecific details of the garment hanger nor with the materials from which it is fabricated, said de' scription being merely exemplary in nature.

With reference now to Fig. 1, it will be observed that the shield of the present invention may be fabricated from a one-piece strip of sheet mate rial, such as cardboard, plastic, metal, fabric and/or the like, which is formed to provide a pair of opposed wing portions i0 which are connected by a medial member l2. Wing portions Ill are adapted to overlie the shoulder support portions 20 of the hanger and, in the preferred embodiment of the invention, said wing portions are arc'uate in cross-section, whereby to provide an enlarged bearing area for garments carried the hanger.

Medial member i2 includes a central strip M which is connected to and spans wing portions I0 and to which a front flap l6 and a rear flap it are hingedly secure Flap l6 spans wing portions it, being severed therefrom by means of cuts 39 which define the length of said flap. The inner edge of flap It may he defined by score line 32 which will establish a fold line about which the flap may be hinged relative to the central strip. v

The rear flap l8 likewise spans wing portions; Hi from which it is separated by means of cuts 34, the inner edge of said flap being defined score line 36 which will establish a fold line about which the flap may be hinged relative to the cen tral strip. A pair of slits ili are provided at substantial right angles with cuts 34', asdisclosed in Fig. 1, said slits being aligned with cuts 39 which define the length of flap 96-, for a reason hereinafter more fully apparent. p

An aperture 38 is provided centrally of medial member, said aperture being dimensioned to re ceive the suspension portion of the hanger, that is, it should have a length suflicient to accommodate the upturned legs 22 of the hanger.

The length of medial member I2 is dimensioned to overlie the upper convergent portions of the hanger, and in particular those portions of the hanger intermediate upturned legs 22 and the steeply convergent portions of shoulder portion 20.

Apertures All are provided on the longitudinal center line of the shield and spaced inwardly from outer ends 42. Preferably, though not necessarily, said apertures are interconnected by means of a slit 44 to ends 42, said slitbeing disposed at an angle relative to the longitudinal center line of the shield, the degree of angularity being sufficient to provide an overlap with a'shoulder portion 20 of the hanger, as disclosed in Fig. 3.

The shield of Fig. 1 may be secured to a hanger by threading or introducing the suspension member of the hanger thru aperture 38 whereby central strip M will overlie the upper adjacent ends of shoulder portions 20. Rear flap 18 may then be folded upwardly about score line 35 into a plane at substantial right angle to center strip l4 as disclosed in Fig. 2, for providing a collar abutment member. Front flap l6 may then be folded downwardly, thence rearwardly beneath the adjacent edges of the upwardly convergent shoulder portions 20 for disposing the outer edges of said flap in slits 48 of wings i0, thereby locking the shield to the hanger, in the manner illustrated in Fig. 3.

The outer ends of wings I may then be secured to the lowermost ends of shoulder portions by introducing portion 28 into apertures 40 whereby to dispose a flap defined by cut 44 beneath hanger portions 20 thereby effectively looking the lower or outer ends of the shield to the hanger.

It will be observed that the width dimension of fiap I6 will be of a dimension greater than one third of the overall width of the shield in order that said fiap may extend beneath the upper adjacent edges of shoulder portions 28 of the hanger and thence be received in slits 48 of wings Hi.

With reference now to Figs. 2 and 3, it will be noted that garments will be applied to the hanger from the rear, that is, in such a manner as to locate the collar portions of such garments in contact with and against said flap, whereby said flap will be normally maintained in its up- 1.:

standing position by reason of contact with the collar portion of garments secured to the hanger.

With reference now to the modified structure disclosed in Fig. 4, it will be observed that medial portion I2 is provided with a rear flap to having a tongue receptive slot 62 therein wherein the length dimension of said slot is disposed at substantial right angles to the longitudinal axis of the shield. Flap 60 is separated from Wings 19 which it spans by means of out 64, said flap being disposed entirely on one side of the longitudinal center line of the shield.

A look flap 56 is provided on the opposite side of said longitudinal center line, said fiap being defined by cuts 88 and score portions ill which define a pair of oppositely extending tongues 12.

Score lines i8 establish the fold lines about which tongues 12 may be hinged relative to central portion M of the lock flap.

The shield of Fig. 4 is adapted to be associated with the hanger by introducing the suspension portion upwardly through aperture 33 for locating the medial portion over the adjacent ends. of the upwardly convergent portions of the hanger. Flap 60 may then be folded upwardly into a plane at substantial right angles relative to the plane of medial portion l2 after which tongues '12 may be folded upwardly, toward one another, thence inserted rearwardly between upturned legs 22, thence thru slot 62 of flap 60. The ends of tongue '12 be then folded over as clearly disclosed in 6 for effecting a positive locking of the shield to the hanger.

The height of tongues '12 i preferably of a dimension substantially equal to the length of upturned legs 22, whereby to provide a wedge with said legs to preclude vertical movement of the shield relative to the hanger.

Rear flap 60, when in the upstanding position disclosed in Fig. 5, functions as a collar abutment for the collar portion of a garment applied to the hanger. It will be understood that abutment 60 functions in the same manner as collar abutment l8, disclosed in Fig. 2, for supporting the collar portions of a garment and for precluding endwise shifting of the garments on and relative to the hanger. This feature is of particular importance to dry cleaning establishments, and the like, which are frequently embarrassed when garments slip ofi of hangers before being delivered to the customers.

It should be understood that various changes in the structural details of the device may be made, within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What is claimed is:

l. A shield 101' a garment hanger of the type which includes upwardly convergent shoulder portions which merge at their upper ends to form a suspension portion, said shield comprising a one-piece strip of sheet material of substantially uniform width formed to provide a pair of wings to overlie the shoulder portions of a hanger, and a medial member connected to and spanning said wings wherein the width dimension or said medial member is less than one-third or the overall width dimension of said wings, a pair of flaps secured to and carried by opposite side edges oi said medal member and spanning said wings, one of said flaps foldable upwardly into a plane at substantial right angles with said medial member to provide an abutment for the collar portions of garments supported on said hanger, the other of said fiaps foldable downwardly and thence rearwardly under and in spaced parallelism with said medial member, and means provided in said wings engageable with said last mentioned flap for looking it in a folded position.

2. A shield for a garment hanger of the type which includes upwardly convergent shoulder portions which merge at their upper ends to form a suspension portion, said shield comprising a one-piece strip of sheet material of substantially uniform width formed to provide a pair of wings interconnected by a medial member of a width less than the overall width of said wings, said medial member dimensioned to overlie the upper ends of the convergent portions of the hanger and having an aperture therethru dimensioned to receive the suspension portion of the hanger, a pair of flaps secured to and carried by the opposite side edges of said medial member and spanning said wings, one of said flaps foldable upward into a plane at substantial right angles with said medial member to provide an abutment for the collar portions of garments supported on said hanger, a slit provided in the adjacent edges of the wing members spanned by said flap, the other of said flaps foldable downwardly, thence rearwardly under the upper ends of the convergent portions of the hanger and receivable in said slits for locking said shield to said hanger.

3. A shield for a garment hanger of the type which includes upwardly convergent shoulder portions which merge at their upper ends to form a suspension portion, said shield comprising a one-piece strip of sheet material of substantially uniform width formed to provide a medial portion and a pair of complementary wing portions,

.5 said medial portion including a central strip connected to and spanning said wing portions and a flap secured to and carried by said central strip, said central strip provided with an aperture dimensioned to receive the suspension portion of the hanger, a slit provided in the adjacent rear edge of each wing, said central strip constructed and arranged to overlie the convergent shoulder portions of the hanger, said fiap constructed and arranged to be folded downwardly, thence rearwardly to underlie the convergent portions of the hanger and for disposing the outer ends of said flap in the slits of said wings for locking said shield to said hanger.

4. A shield for a garment hanger of the type which includes upwardly convergent shoulder portions which merge at their upper ends to form a suspension portion, said shield comprising a one-piece strip of sheet material formed to provide a pair of shoulder portion engaging wing members interconnected by a medial member having an aperture disposed therein dimensioned to receive the suspension portion of the hanger, a locking flap located on one side of said medial member foldable under said medial member and those portions of said hanger adjacent the upper ends of said convergent portions, and lock flap engaging means located on the opposite side of said medial member for locking said shield to said hanger against accidental or unintentional displacement therefrom.

5. A shield for a garment hanger of the type which includes upwardly convergent shoulder portions which merge at their upper ends to form a suspension portion, said shield comprising a one-piece strip of sheet material formed to provide a pair of shoulder portion engaging wing members interconnected by a medial member having an aperture disposed therein dimensioned to receive the suspension portion of the hanger, a garment-collar abutment flap and a locking flap located on opposite sides of said medial member, said abutment flap foldable upwardly into a plane at substantial right angles with said medial memher, said lock flap foldable under said medial member and those portions of said hanger adjacent the upper ends of said convergent portions, and lock flap engaging means located on that side of said medial member remote from said lock flap for locking said shield to said hanger against accidental or unintentional displacement therefrom.

HARRY A. TOMARIN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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